Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-07
THE NEW COUNCIL.
They ar. sworn In-Not,ces Biographical

1t is safe to say that the new Executive
Council which took the oath of Office yester-
day is one of the strongest which ever ap-
peared in the Council Chamber. There are
one on the retiring Council. Commercial
men predominant.
Eben E. Rand,
the representative of the First District, was
born in Lewiston April 9th, l84l, and is a
citizen of Greenwood, Oxford county. He
has been in trade there since 1870. He is al
so secretary and one of the directors of the
Tiobets Manufacturing Company, spool man
ufacturers. Mr.. Rand was in the legislature
in 1873, and again in 1877 He has been
chairman of the selectmen of Greenwood for
many years, and has held all the other town
Offices. Mr.. Rand's family were all demo
Gratis, and he was one till the Greedy cam
psign. Then he said that if he must vote for
republican he would vote the straight tick
ct for Grant. Since then he has been
straight re, ublicin. He will make a strong
man in the Council.
Hon. Tobias Lord,
Of the Second District, is resident of Stan
dish, where he was born Dec. 2. lS47. He
was one of the firm of j. II. & T. Lord, lum-
berers and general traders. Mr.. Lord has
held office number of times. In 1864 he
was clerk in the war department in Wash
lngton. tie has been town officer of Stan
dish, served in the lower branch of the leg
isiature in 1879 and 1880. and was in the
Senate in 1881 and 1888 His legislative
experience will render him q valuable man
on the Board.
Seth NJ
Is rising and able young lawyer from Lew
iston, where he is member of the firm of
FRYE, Cotton White, where he studied law,
previously graduating al Bowdoin College.
He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and soon
became member of the firm. He has been
City Solicitor of Auburn, but never held any
other public office. He is so years of age and
was born in Winthrop.
Elliot Wood,
the almost unanimous choice of the Ken
nebec delegation for Councillor, 10
widely known as one of the prominent and
active citizens of Winthrop, of which he was
postmaster until removed the first day of the
year for the offence of being 3 republican.
de was educated at Monmouth Academy
and at Edward Little Institute in Auburn.
He Is a dry goods merchant, and served six
years as selectman of Winthrop, three years
as chairman of the board. He was in the
House in 1879. MIR Woods age i, 43.
Geo. n. Warren
OF Castine, who was chosen by the Hancock
members, is one OF the brightest lawyers at
the bar in his section. He was born on Deer
Isle, April 18th, lS49; his father was Thomas
Warren. Fitting for college at Kents Hill,
he entered Wesleyan University, in Middle
town, Conn, and graduated 10 1875 In
In 1876 he was purser on the Portland,
Bangor & Machias Steamboat Company. In
1877 he began the study of law with Hon.
Charles J. Abbott of C4stine, getting admit
ted to the bar in 1878. He went to practic-
ing in Castlne, and that very fall was elected
County Attorney, position which he held
six years.
of the Sixth District, resides in Liberty,
was born in Salem, Mass and is 6S years of
age, being one of the oldest men ON the
Council. He is a very successful business
man and will do excellent work on the Board
At the age OF IA he went into a leather
store, in Boston, and has been in the leather
business ever since. In 1910 he came to
Liberty, Me, and went into the tanning BUSH
ness. He has kept steadily at the business,
and now has one of the largest tanning
establishments in his part of the State. He
has never held office before
Col. A. Il. Su inner
of Lubec, who is one OF the we'll known
men of the State, is "a years of age, and a
native of Lubec. In 1862 he went to the war
with the Sixth Maine infantry. the regiment
that was said to wear red boots. He went
out a second lieutenant and followed the
Sixth in all its battles, becoming captain
before the regiment was mustered our at The
end of his term of service. Then, with
remnants of his regiment. he went into the
First Maine Veteran Infantry as major.
Since the war he has been 10 bushes. in
Lubec. He served in the State Senate in
1877 and 1873.
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